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Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100023000197
Wilmington Manor Elementary School
200 East Roosevelt Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2901 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Delaware public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 26.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilmington Manor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #80 of 108 ▼ 4 | #40 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #77 of 108 ▲ 10 | #41 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #108 of 127 | #60 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #51 of 119 | #39 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #20 of 120 | #16 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #65 of 78 | #45 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
291
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 38 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 51% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 68% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 36% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilmington Manor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (304 to 291); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Wilmington Manor Elementary School
Wilmington Manor Elementary School sits in New Castle, Delaware, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 291 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Delaware (about 461).
Colonial School District (14 schools, 8,575 students) runs Wilmington Manor Elementary School.
Black students account for 35% of enrollment at Wilmington Manor Elementary School, more than any other group. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 28% White, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County residents are about 26% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilmington Manor Elementary School scores 71%.
Wilmington Manor Elementary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Delaware is 13.9:1.
Wilmington Manor Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Delaware public elementary schools.
In New Castle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 129 public schools and about 78,534 students.
Read (George) Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Wilmington Manor Elementary School. Wilmington Manor Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 21 students, from 312 to 291.
On allk12, people connected to Wilmington Manor Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colonial School District
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Charter School of New CastleElementary · 788 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Read (George) Middle School0.5 mi · 662
- Castle Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 462
- Penn (William) High School1.1 mi · 2,069
- The Colwyck Center1.3 mi · 222
- Downie (Carrie) Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Leach (John G.) School1.4 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Wilmington Manor Elementary SchoolHow large is Wilmington Manor Elementary School?
Wilmington Manor Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wilmington Manor Elementary School serve?
Wilmington Manor Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilmington Manor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilmington Manor Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wilmington Manor Elementary School?
Wilmington Manor Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilmington Manor Elementary School?
Wilmington Manor Elementary School is overseen by Colonial School District in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.